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Primary Sternoclavicular Septic Arthritis in a Healthy Adult - A Case Report -

건강한 성인에서 발생한 일차성 흉쇄 관절 화농성 관절염 - 증례 보고 -

  • Lee, Woo-Seung (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Yeub (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Taik-Sun (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Yoon, Jung-Ro (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Ho (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Veterans Hospital)
  • 이우승 (서울보훈병원 정형외과) ;
  • 김엽 (서울보훈병원 정형외과) ;
  • 김택선 (서울보훈병원 정형외과) ;
  • 윤정로 (서울보훈병원 정형외과) ;
  • 이준호 (서울보훈병원 정형외과)
  • Published : 2008.12.15

Abstract

Sternoclavicular septic arthritis is a rare condition and it is usually related to predisposing conditions like intravenous drug abuse, diabetic mellitus, trauma and so on. A delayed diagnosis of this disease may cause severe complications like mediastinitis and chest wall abscess. Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging is needed to evaluate the complications. If the above complications are present, then joint resection should be considered. We report here on a case of a 52-year-old man who was diagnosed with primary sternoclavicular septic arthritis and he had no predisposing conditions. The pathogen on the aspiration-culture was S. aureus and it was susceptible to cefminox. The patient was cured with administering only antibiotic therapy for 6 weeks; intravenous cefminox therapy for 4 weeks followed by oral cefminox therapy for 2 weeks.

흉쇄 관절의 화농성 관절염은 드문 질환으로 정맥주사 약물 남용, 당뇨 그리고 외상 등과 같은 선행성 요인과 연관되어 주로 발생한다. 진단이 지연될 경우 종격동염, 흉벽 농양 등과 같은 위험한 합병증이 발생할 수 있으므로 전산화 단층촬영이나 자기공명영상 검사 등을 시행하여야 하고 종격동염 및 흉벽 농양 등과 같은 합병증 발생 시는 흉쇄 관절 절제술을 고려하여야 한다. 저자들은 감염 유발 소인이 전혀 없는 건강한 52세 남자에서 발생하였으며 균 배양 검사상 포도상구균으로 동정되었고 감수성 항생제인 cefminox(첫 4주는 정맥주사, 그 후 2주는 경구투여)만으로 치유되었던 일차성 흉쇄 관절 화농성 관절염에 대해 보고하는 바이다.

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